Susan Fuchs, MS, IBCLC

Program Director/Clinical Instructor

Susan Fuchs is an international board certified lactation consultant with a background in nutrition. She was in one of the first cohorts of Drexel’s Lactation Certificate program while obtaining her graduate degree in nutrition. She was then a preceptor for the program while working at WIC (Women, Infants and Children) and an adjunct clinical instructor, and she is now the program director. Having been part of many aspects of the program, she can see it, not only through the eyes of the faculty but also the students. Through this lens, she works to empower students to grow their skills and confidence while helping families throughout the clinical sites and the community.

Susan is also a clinical lactation consultant at Jefferson Health NJ and is on their Baby Friendly committee. She is a part of multiple professional lactation organizations, both locally and nationally. She is a board member of Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC), where she works to advance the global development of lactation education with a team of passionate lactation advocates. She also guest lectures and speaks at a variety of events and classes, looking to create an interdisciplinary approach to lactation care.

With a 20-year background working with special needs children and being a mom herself, Susan looks to empower all families on their feeding journeys, no matter their goal, and hopes to provide them education and resources to make the best decisions for their families.

When not working, Susan likes to travel, garden and spend time in the woods with her daughter.

Jabina Coleman

Jabina Coleman is a reproductive psychotherapist, Black maternal health researcher, and nationally recognized advocate committed to advancing health equity for Black birthing people and families. She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice and is an international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC).

As co-founder of Breastfeeding Awareness & Empowerment (BAE) Culture and the Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color, Jabina has led transformative initiatives to bridge the gaps in maternal mental health and lactation support. In her current role as director of health equity, training and quality improvement, she leads institutional change efforts, builds inclusive training curricula and supports the implementation of equity-focused health care programs.

A published author, adjunct professor and sought-after speaker, Jabina is known for her impactful voice in the national conversation on maternal health justice. Her signature phrase, “Everyone wants to hold the baby, who will hold the mother?”, serves as the foundation of her work — demanding systemic change, amplifying the voices of Black birthing people and creating communities grounded in justice, care and accountability.

Robin Gardiner

Robin Gardiner, MS, RD, IBCLC, brings her experience as both a lactation consultant and a registered dietitian, helping individuals and families develop personalized plans to meet their goals in her respective roles. As a lactation consultant, she works in the hospital setting and collaborates across the care team to support patients in a wide variety of circumstances. As a dietitian, Robin works in the outpatient setting at a private practice, specializing in eating disorders. She prioritizes leading with empathy and compassion with all of her patients and clients, working with people during their most vulnerable days.

Robin is a graduate of the Drexel Lactation program, which she completed as a specialization/concentration of her Master of Science in nutrition and dietetics in 2021. She lives in South Portland, Maine, with her husband and dog, Lupe.

Amanda Gilson

Amanda Gilson, MSN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, is a Philadelphia native with a Bachelor of Science degree in public health from Temple University (2007), a diploma in nursing from Aria Health School of Nursing (2012), and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Pennsylvania State University (2013). From 2015 to 2025, she worked at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, primarily in the neonatal ICU, and as a per diem critical care nurse since the spring of 2023. She was co-chair of the hospital’s breastfeeding committee from 2019 to 2021, where she worked to promote evidence-based breastfeeding practices and support for families. She now serves as a women's health nurse practitioner at Jefferson Health.

Amanda's passion for lactation support began after her own challenges with breastfeeding following the birth of her first child in 2017. Motivated to help other mothers facing similar struggles, she pursued Drexel University’s lactation program certificate, starting in the fall of 2018. After welcoming her second child in 2019, she applied my growing expertise to achieve a successful breastfeeding journey. Amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, she completed the program in the summer of 2020 and became an international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) in December 2020. She also earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Drexel in 2025.

Outside of her professional life, Amanda enjoys spending time at the Jersey Shore with her husband, daughter, son and their beloved pit bull, Skye. She is also an avid crafter and sports enthusiast, finding joy in DIY creative projects and spending time on the soccer and softball fields.

Catherine Watson Genna

Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC, is an international board-certified lactation consultant in private practice in New York City and an adjunct professor at Drexel University College of Medicine. Certified in 1992, Catherine is particularly interested in helping moms and babies breastfeed when they have medical challenges. She loves to teach, locally mentoring clinical interns and traveling to educate healthcare professionals around the world on assisting breastfeeding babies with medical problems. Her presentations and her writing are enriched by her clinical photographs and videos.

Catherine collaborated with the Columbia University and Tel Aviv University Departments of Biomedical Engineering on research projects investigating the biomechanics of the lactating nipple and various aspects of sucking and swallowing in breastfeeding infants. She is the author of "Selecting and Using Breastfeeding Tools: Improving Care and Outcomes" (Praeclarus Press 2016) and "Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants" (Jones and Bartlett Learning 2008, 2013, 2017, 2023), as well as professional journal articles and chapters in the Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice and Breastfeeding and Human Lactation. Catherine served as associate editor of the United States Lactation Consultant Association’s official journal, Clinical Lactation, for its first seven years. She is still a La Leche League Leader.